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Man strangled dead in city

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Some miscreants have strangled a young man to death in Lalbagh area in Dhaka city. Police recovered the body of Alauddin Shikder, 29, from a wardrobe at a house in on Sunday morning. Confirming the incident, Lalbagh Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge...

Nizami appeals against war trial verdict

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Maulana Matiur Rahman Nizami on Sunday filed a petition with the apex court challenging the death penalty awarded to him by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on October 29 for wartime offences. The (ICT)-1 handed capital punishment to...

Tangail multiple murders prime suspect held

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Police on Saturday night nabbed the suspected mastermind of the gruesome killing of a woman and her three daughters at Tangail’s Mirzapur Upazila. Jahangir Hossain was arrested from his house at South Sohagpur village at Mirzapur’s Gorai Union around 8:30pm,...

Appellate Division rules on Khaleda petition Monday

2014-11-23 00:00:00

The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday will give its order on 2 leave-to-appeal petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in 2 graft cases. The 5-member Appellate Division bench, led by Chief Justice M Muzammel Hossain, set the date today...

DSE turnover dips below Tk 4.0 billion-mark

FE Online Report | 2014-11-23 00:00:00

Stocks witnessed sharp decline Sunday with turnover dipping below Tk 4.0 billion-mark after four months as nervous investors went for selling spree, fearing further fall. The market opened with a negative mood which continued till the market closure. DSEX, the...

RU teacher killing mastermind, 5 others held

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel have arrested six people in connection with the murder of Rajshahi University (RU) teacher AKM Shafiul Islam, including the crime’s suspected ‘mastermind’. RAB Additional Director General Ziaul Ahsan said that the men were arrested during...

2 lynched in Keraniganj

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Two suspected robbers were beaten to death by a mob in Keraniganj Upazila early Sunday. The identities of the deceased could not be known. Quoting locals, Majibar Rahman, officer-in-charge of Keraniganj Model Police Station, said local people caught the two...

Zimbabwe lose 1st wicket

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Set a victory target of 252 by hosts Bangladesh, Zimbabwe lost the wicket of their opener with just 1 run on the board in the 1st over their 2nd one-day international (ODI) in Chittagong on Sunday. Hamilton Masakadza played Mashrafe...

Prisoner dies in Magura

2014-11-23 00:00:00

A convicted prisoner, who had been serving two years’ rigorous imprisonment in Magura Jail in a theft case, died on way to Magura Sadar Hospital on Saturday evening. The dead is Abdul Kuddus Sheikh, 60, son of Emarat Sheikh, a...

Five including Pakistani nabbed in Ctg

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Police on Sunday arrested five suspected militants, including a Pakistani national, in Chittagong. Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP)’s Additional Commissioner (crime) Banaj Kumar Majumder said that those detained are being questioned. Police detained the five from ‘Hotel Lord’s Inn’ in the...

4 killed in B\\\'baria car-truck collision

2014-11-23 00:00:00

At least four people were killed in a road accident at Ashuganj Upazila in Brahmanbarhia district on Sunday. Police say three other people were injured when a truck collided with a private car. They say Sunday afternoon’s accident occurred on...

Oil tanker catches fire in Tejgaon

2014-11-23 00:00:00

A tank lorry (oil tanker) caught fire in Tejgaon Industrial Area in the city on Sunday causing a series of explosions. Several fire fighting units are working to douse the blaze at Tibet Intersection in the evening. Police said the...

BB awards 24 top remittance senders

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Sunday gave awards to a total of 24 top remittance senders among non-residence bangladeshis (NRBs) at a function at Hotel Purbani in the city. Among the top remittance senders, 20 were given ‘Bangladesh Bank Remittance Award...

Danish co offers to set up gas-efficient fertiliser factories

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Haldor Topsoe, a Danish catalysis company and partner of Karnafuli Fertiliser Company (Kafco), on Sunday offered to set up more gas-efficient fertiliser factories in Bangladesh. Haldor Topsoe Chief Executive Officer Bjerne S Clausen and its Executive Vice President Ulrik Federspiel...

BD blind cricketers to take part in WC one-dayer

2014-11-23 00:00:00

For the first time, Bangladesh blind cricket team will participate in one-day World Cup Cricket to be held in the South African city of Cape Town from November 26 to December 9, according to a news agency.    

Tigers win second ODI

2014-11-23 00:00:00

 Bangladesh took 2-0 lead in the five-match Bashundhara Cement ODI series beating Zimbabwe by 68 runs in the second successive match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong Sunday. With this win, the Tigers keep alive the hope for raising...

Bomber \\\'kills 40\\\' at Afghan volleyball match

2014-11-23 00:00:00

A suicide bomber has killed at least 40 people at a volleyball tournament in eastern Afghanistan, officials say. A spokesman for the governor of Paktika province told the BBC that the attacker had detonated the bomb amid a crowd of...

KCC to be digitised by next year

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Khulna City Corporation (KCC) will be turned into a smart and digitised city corporation by next year. KCC sources said the corporation will be brought under full computer network as part of digitalisation of Smart KCC project under A2I programme...

Implement CHT peace accord at earliest: NHRC chairman

2014-11-23 00:00:00

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Dr. Mizanur Rahman Sunday urged the government to implement the Chittagong Hill Tracts peace accord as early as possible, else the country will have to suffer. “My earnest request to the government, please implement...

Nurses stage demo in city

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Nurses under the banner of ‘Bangladesh Nurses Oikya Parishad’ staged demonstrations at the Central Shaheed Minar in the city on Sunday to press home their eight-point demand. They also submitted a memorandum containing their demands to the Prime Minister, according...

JS passes separate bills for 3 CHT UZs

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Parliament on Sunday unanimously passed three separate bills for the three Zila Parishads (UZs) of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) aiming to increase the number of members in the Zila Parishads for bringing dynamism to serve people of the small ethnic...

Latif Siddiqui returns

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Abdul Latif Siddiqui, who was removed from the Cabinet and the ruling Awami League for commenting against Hajj, has returned to Bangladesh. The former telecoms minister flew in on an Air India flight to Dhaka airport around 9pm Sunday, according...

Political situation blamed for quality crisis in edn sector

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Speakers at a discussion in Dhaka on Sunday blamed the country’s volatile political situation for current quality crisis in the education sector. They made the observation at the roundtable discussion titled, ‘Quality crisis in the country’s education sector’, organised by...

JP MPs stage walkout demanding removal of Biman chief

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Jatiya Party MPs staged a walkout from Parliament on Sunday demanding the removal of Biman Bangladesh Airlines chairman Jamal Uddin Ahmed for his alleged involvement in gold smuggling, according to a news agency.    

JP walks out, wants Biman boss removal

2014-11-23 00:00:00

The Jatiya Party has walked out of Parliament to press its demand for the removal of Biman Bangladesh Airlines chairman for involvement of the national flag carrier officials in gold smuggling. During the unscheduled discussions Sunday, Opposition MPs held Biman...

Deductive and inductive approaches to teach language

Masum Billah | 2014-11-23 00:00:00

Two very distinct and opposing instructional approaches are used to assess the learners as well as teachers. They are inductive and deductive approaches. Both approaches can offer certain advantages, but the biggest difference is the role of the teacher. In...

Bomber \\\'kills 45\\\' at Afghan volleyball match

2014-11-23 00:00:00

A suicide bomber has killed at least 45 people at a volleyball tournament in eastern Afghanistan, officials say. A spokesman for the governor of Paktika province told the BBC that the attacker had detonated the bomb amid a crowd of...

quotable quotes on family

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.     — David Ogden Stiers A happy family is but an earlier heaven.     — George Bernard Shaw One's family is the most important thing in life. I look at it this way:...

Iran, powers set to miss nuclear talks deadline, seek extension

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Iran, the United States and other world powers are all but certain to miss Monday's deadline for negotiations to resolve a 12-year stand-off over Tehran's atomic ambitions, forcing them to seek an extension, sources say. The talks in Vienna could...

4th Asian Beach Games concludes Sunday in Phuket

2014-11-22 00:00:00

The 4th Asian Beach Games will conclude through a half hour long closing ceremony at Sapan Hin Park in Phuket Sunday evening with Bangladesh completed their mission with empty hand. Thai Minister for Tourism and Sports Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul will preside...